Welcome to Brookfield ...

Brookfield is located in Trumbull County<1>.

The location of Brookfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Brookfield: BROOK-feeld<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1811.

Brookfield is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Brookfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Brookfield ...

While we believe that this Brookfield is located in Trumbull County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Brookfield. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hamilton and Tuscarawas County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 39 communities that are also named Brookfield - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookfield.

Communities near Brookfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brookfield.

• Youngstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <5>
• Warren
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• New Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Niles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <5>
• Hermitage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
• Sharon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <5>
• Struthers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <5>
• Girard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <5>
• Campbell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <5>
• Grove City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brookfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brookfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookfield. See our Newspapers Page for Brookfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookfield ...

Looking for more information about Brookfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brookfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brookfield.

Adding Brookfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brookfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brookfield post office opened in 1811.

We also found Brookfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Trumbull County: www.co.trumbull.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/